 Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert and the First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope came together June 15th at the Bicentennial celebration of the War of 1812 Together they spoke about the lessons learned from the war. We've carried a lot of the principles Of what we think makes our Navy good technology very much matters You have to have a trained and proficient crew and your leaders need to be bold They need to be willing to be a column. Admiral Stanhope spoke about the importance of the Alliance forged between the US and Britain after the war The lessons learned to us both Were enduring lessons and understanding of common purpose common understandings Common realities of life principally that you do better together than you do separately from Washington. I'm petty officer Amara Timberlake